for my heart to sink every time I read the following phrases:

[EvilEyeButterPie]

"I'm not racist but..." (bound to be followed by outrageous racism)

"Political correctness gone mad!" (will be followed by either something totally made up or exaggerated, or totally reasonable, eg selling Eid cards in shops)

Any mention of human rights in any kind of rightwing outlet. As if rights for humans is some kind of controversy.

"The university of life" this is only ever used by people too thick to go to university.

Any more for any more? :o

"I know my rights!" - generally used in a passionate defence of one's decision to infringe upon other people's rights. For example, the speaker's decision to have a loud party from 8pm to 6am when their neighbours would have liked to have had some sleep.

"Man and wife"

A big AMEN to RunnerHasbeen

Pretty much any bizzo speak on the apprentice eg Let's dialogue. Twats.

Anyone claiming to have an allergy when they don't. A real allergy makes you unwell, and can sometimes result in serious injury, maybe even death.

Especially "I have a milk allergy". Do you? Most likely you have an intolerance. I saw you necking down that margherita pizza last week.An intolerance can be varying degrees of unpleasantness, yes, but you will not have an anaphylactic reaction.

"everyman and his wife."

ha, loving this thread. i have just seen a FB update with a load of these type of statements WRT the pigs being removed (and then reinstated) on the ELC farm set. the person had of course linked to the daily fail.

Another I loathe is 'howevermanyyears young. MIL used to say that every time I saw her. I am 78 years young. No you're not, you are an antagonistic, hateful, possesive cunt.

"Oh, we never watch TV". Especially when followed by "except for [insert highbrow period drama]". But they seem quite up to date with CSI...

"Slippery slope" -- actually everything is a slippery slope to something else. Life is a slippery slope to death!

"Safety first" / "Safety must be the top priority" (pretending that risk-benefit tradeoffs don't happen all the time, and are the only practical way to get anything done)

Any all the phrases used in first ten messages on this thread, too.

People who say "I'm OCD about these things", know you're not, you just like to think you're cleaner than the rest of us.

"Mummy martyr" labelled by women (and men) who have hands on access to childcare whenever they want a night out and their friend can't/doesn't want to.

"We never had that in my day" with regard to any kind of illness. Yes, you bloody well did.

FIL said to me a few weeks ago, "no-one worried about meningitis when I was a child". With clear implication that meningitis was in modern parents' heads!

arf @ kreecher.

"I'm not a feminist, but..."

"It never did me any harm"

"have it all" - used ONLY to describe women with the cheek to want to keep working/earning in accordance with their skills, AS WELL AS engaging in the incredible luxury of childbearing.

"if you'd lived through the war you would understand..."...why I'm about to say this hideously racist/xenophobic thing.

just had another one

"maybe I'm just not as pc as you" in other words, I'm openly racist/sexist/homophobic etc.

No offence but.....

jessiealbright Tue 16-Nov-10 13:35:53
"I'm not a feminist, but..."

Nope can't say I've ever heard that or can finish that sentence.

Describing something (that is clearly not) as "sexy"... It is an IT project/meal/piece of art. You are not going to have sex with it.

Or maybe you are.

kreecherlivesupstairs Tue 16-Nov-10 13:22:43
Another I loathe is 'howevermanyyears young. MIL used to say that every time I saw her. I am 78 years young. No you're not, you are an antagonistic, hateful, possesive cunt.

I'm feisty means I'm rude.
I speak my mind means I'm rude.
Nobody messes with me..... means I'm intimidating.

"Been there, done that, got the t shirt"- hate hate hate it!!!

god, I've heard "I'm not a feminist but...".

What it usually means is "I'm not a feminist, despite the fact that I believe in equality for women with men etc, because to qualify as a "feminist" you have to eat lentils, live in a teepee with your platonic lesbian partner, avoid razors like the plague, and hate men, amiright?"

also hate "google is your friend". It's not my FRIEND, it's a SEARCH ENGINE. And you're being a patronising FUCKER. We already have several phrases that will suffice, "why don't you look it up?" for instance.

oh yes the people who claim to be a little bit (self diagnosed) OCD
like it's a badge of honour

sorry.I thought it said I'm a feminist but....